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The House bowed to the inevitable and voted to concur with a Senate bill that funds the Department of Homeland Security through Sept. 30. This ended an impasse over immigration that threatened to shut down parts of DHS.

A resolution overturning the National Labor Relations Board's rule to streamline union elections cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate, pleasing business groups that contend the regulation would tilt the field toward labor in workplace organizing efforts.

Another newsy week in Washington, D.C.: Congress still is struggling to avoid a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, and the Supreme Court will hear a case challenging Obamacare's insurance subsidies.

Manufacturing activity experienced its lowest growth rate in more than a year in February, thanks partly to the West Coast ports slowdown. Meanwhile, a separate report showed that construction spending fell in January.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush tried to convince conservatives gathered at CPAC that he was one of them, and that Republicans can win the White House if they emphasize how boosting economic growth can create more opportunity for all.

As a midnight deadline loomed, the Senate passed legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security through Sept. 30. The House, however, is expected to fund DHS for only three weeks - it still wants to block President Barack Obama's immigration executive order.